Textbook costs too high to be considered affordable
I am very pleased that you have covered the topic of high textbook prices. I, like thousands of students at the University and like millions of students throughout the U.S., am appalled by the staggering prices of textbooks. Just last quarter I paid $300 on textbooks for only three classes, and I will only be able to reuse one of the books I purchased in later classes.
I am frustrated by new additions with seemingly minute changes and extra cassettes and CD-ROMs that skyrocket the cost and are frequently unused. Something needs to be done. This is supposed to be a public institution that anyone can attend, but how can anyone afford these outrageous costs?
OSPIRG is working on a campaign to ease the textbook crises. OSPIRG and other groups should be supported in the goal to make textbooks affordable.
Morgan McFadden
sophomore
pre-psychology
